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# organization_telecom

A contact detail for the organization (`Organization.telecom[]`). Each row is one element of the telecom array.

**Primary Keys:**

* organization\_telecom\_id

**Foreign Keys:**

* organization\_id - links to the [organization](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/organization/base) table

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| Column                    | Data Type | Description                                                    |
| ------------------------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| organization\_telecom\_id | varchar   | Unique identifier for the telecom row                          |
| organization\_id          | varchar   | Parent organization                                            |
| system                    | varchar   | Contact system: e.g. phone, fax, email, pager, url, sms, other |
| use                       | varchar   | Purpose of contact: `home`, `work`, `temp`, `old`, `mobile`    |
| value                     | varchar   | The actual phone number, email address, URL, etc.              |
| telecom\_rank†            | int       | Stable order of this telecom within the location               |

**Related Tables:**

**Parent:**

* [organization](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/organization/base)